Though she did not compete in the first show of the season Alicia Weismann
of Rider University (on left, with Broncs head coach Katie Benson) was
only one point out of first place in the Region 2 hunter seat open rider
standings through the first five shows. A freshman from Southampton, New
Jersey, Weismann helped Rider get off to their best start in program
history. Though the school has had an IHSA team off-and-on since the
1970's Rider had never been as high as second overall until they held that
position following the third show of the season.

From Wrentham, Massachusetts, Delaware Valley University sophomore Daria
Fabiano (on left, with Aggies head coach Cory Kieschnick) was one of the
first riders in the region to qualify for Regionals this season. Fabiano
won her advanced walk-trot-canter class at the October 8th West Chester
show (which was the Region 2 hunter seat season opener) to secure a ride
in the division at Regionals. Surprisingly Delaware Valley did not win
high point team honors at any of the first three shows (this had not
happened in the current decade) and found themselves in fourth place at
that time. Then the Aggies won the fourth and fifth shows of the season
to move into second place through November 4th.
Opening day saw two former Zone 3, Region 1 teams make their Region 2
debuts. One school is Millersville University and the other is Penn State
University at Harrisburg. One Harrisburg rider with no memory of Region 1
is Margaret Brice (on right, holding "Bert"). Head coach Joanna Seaman (on
left) saw Brice win both of her novice classes in her IHSA debut on
October 8th. From Duncannon, Pennsylvania, Brice received reserve high
point rider honors and her 14 points was more than PSU-Harrisburg's total
of 12 for the day.
With PSU-Harrisburg moving eastward this gives Region 2 a pair of schools
that fall under the Penn State umbrella. Region 2 already had Penn
State's Berks Campus, and one of their riders is Kendon Garman (pictured).
From Stevens, Pennsylvania, Garman was fourth in advanced walk-trot-canter
when this photo was taken on October 8th but has since pointed out of the
division. Berks had a very good first show, scoring 25 points to tie
Rider for third place a point behind Delaware Valley and five points
behind West Chester.
Bucks County Community College riders won the final two classes on opening
day at Hickory Run Farm on October 8th. From Langhorne, Pennsylvania,
Emily Murphy (on left) won walk-trot section B while teammate Dominique
Tirendi (on right) who hails from Newtown, Pennsylvania won walk-trot
section C to conclude the afternoon at five minutes to four. Head coach
Amanda Enwright (center) would see Tirendi point out of walk-trot the
following weekend.
Not only did West Chester University win the first three Region 2 hunter
seat shows of 2017-18 the Golden Rams had more regional qualifiers than
any other Region 2 school up to that moment. Seen here with her parents,
Jacqueline "Jackie" Denner is one of three West Chester riders to have
qualified for Regionals in intermediate flat through October 15th. At
that point the Golden Rams had eight riders qualified which was three more
than Delaware Valley. West Chester was 36 points ahead of Delaware Valley
but that lead shrank first to 29 and then 26 points over the next two
shows headed into the November 11th Arcadia show.

Sunday,
October 1 Susquehanna University (Host) at Buffalo Valley Riding
Club, Lewisburg, PA 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday,
October 1 Bucknell University (Host) at Buffalo Valley Riding
Club, Lewisburg, PA HELD FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE SUSQUEHANNA SHOW - WESTERN ONLY

Sunday,
October 8 West Chester University (Host) at Hickory Run
Farm, Newtown, PA 8:30AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday,
October 14 Penn State University - Berks Campus (Host) at Stony Run
Fields, Reinholds, PA 8:30AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday,
October 15 Bucks County Community College (Host) at Hickory Run
Farm, Newtown, PA 8:30AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday,
October 28 University of Delaware (Host) at Saddlebrook
Stables, Schwenksville, PA 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Saturday,
October 28 Villanova University (Host) at Saddlebrook
Stables, Schwenksville, PA HELD FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE SHOW - WESTERN ONLY

Sunday,
October 29 Shippensburg University/Millersville University (Co-Hosts) at Swan Lake
Stables, Littlestown, PA Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday,
November 4 Rider University (Host) at Briarwood Farm at Black River
Farm, Ringoes, NJ 8:30AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday,
November 11 Arcadia University (Host) at Red Wing
Farm, Hilltown, PA 8:30AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday,
November 12 Kutztown University (Host) at Willow Brook
Farm, Catasqua, PA 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday,
November 12 William Paterson University (Host) at Willow Brook
Farm, Catasqua, PA HELD FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE KUTZTOWN SHOW - WESTERN ONLY

Saturday,
November 18 Delaware Valley University (Host) at Saddlebrook
Stables, Schwenksville, PA 9:00AM 2 WESTERN ONLY

Western shows are doubleheaders, with one school hosting the first show of the day and the other the second. Schools in each Zone 3 Hunter Seat Region will show western as part of one big region
in 2017-18. Show Schedule subject to change.